The Steelers almost made it into the playoffs, so there is a bit of grief now that they fell short. But the grief isn’t shared by everyone. Two people whom I can think of who probably aren’t upset by not making the postseason are the two contrarians who write sports for the Tribune-Review, Tim Benz and Mark Madden, who were having a very good time for a while this season. That good time slowly ended as the Steelers gradually improved, and also extended Coach Mike Tomlin’s streak of non-losing seasons to 16.

This pair spent the season enjoying themselves while constantly ridiculing Tomlin and the team. Well, as the cliche goes, “he who laughs last laughs best.”

I really can’t say why these two seemed to want the Steelers and Tomlin to fail because I never really spoke with them. However, I do know why some other so-called Steelers “fans” specifically rooted against Tomlin because I actually did speak with them. Certainly, we have all heard the talk. I don’t think that I need to elaborate.

Frank J. Boch

North Irwin

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